Birth Name:

Kristen Nygaard

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Aug 27, 1926

Time of Birth:

09:40 AM

Place of Birth:

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Age:

98

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Astrology Data:

Sun

3°

Vir

19'

Moon

27°

Ari

10'

Asc

15°

Lib

55'

MC

23°

Can

42'

About Kristen Nygaard

Kristen Nygaard (27 August 1926 – 10 August 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming language Simula with Ole-Johan Dahl in the 1960s. Nygaard and Dahl received the 2001 A. M. Turing Award for their contribution to computer science.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Curriculum Vitae for Kristen Nygaard

• Kristen Nygaard bibliography

• Resources on Ole-Johan Dahl, Kristen Nygaard, and Simula

• [1] Berntsen D., Elgsaas K., Hegna H. (2010) The Many Dimensions of Kristen Nygaard, Creator of Object-Oriented Programming and the Scandinavian School of System Development. In: Tatnall A. (eds) History of Computing. Learning from the Past. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 325. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

• [2] MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive: Kristen Nygaard.

• [3] Marius Nygaard. Notes on Kristen Nygaard´s early years and his political work. Chapter in ”People behind informatics” by Lazlo Bözörményi and Stefan Podlipnig. Institute of Information Technology, University of Klagenfurt 2003

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Kristen Nygaard

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Kristen Nygaard: Sun 3 Virgo, Moon 27 Aries, Mercury 15 Leo, Venus 11 Leo, Mars 12 Taurus, Jupiter 20 Aquarius, Saturn 20 Scorpio, Uranus 28 Pisces, Neptune 24 Leo, Pluto 15 Cancer, Asc 15 Libra, Mc 23 Cancer, Moon Trine Neptune, Moon Square Midheaven, Mercury Conjunct Venus, Mercury Sextile Ascendant, Sun Semi Square Pluto, Sun Semi Square Ascendant, Moon Semi Sextile Uranus, Mercury Square Mars, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mercury Semi Sextile Pluto, Venus Square Mars, Venus Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mars Semi Square Uranus, Mars Sextile Pluto, Jupiter Square Saturn, Jupiter Opposition Neptune, Jupiter Trine Ascendant, Jupiter Quincunx Midheaven, Saturn Square Neptune, Saturn Trine Pluto, Saturn Trine Midheaven, Uranus Trine Midheaven, Neptune Semi Sextile Midheaven, Pluto Square Ascendant

Categories related to Kristen Nygaard: August 27 births, Programming language designers, University of Oslo alumni, 2002 deaths, Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, University of Oslo faculty, Waldorf school alumni, Programming language researchers, Turing Award laureates, 1926 births, Norwegian mathematicians, Norwegian computer scientists

Photo attribution: Jorge Stolfi, Own work